Milky Way

///🇺🇦/24 y.o./UA/ENG/// russian DNI

[notira]

My family and friends in Ukraine: *sitting under the missiles and drones without water, heating and electricity in the middle of winter* Some Brit: BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MY RUSSIAN FRIEND USING VPN??? HAVE YOU??? THINK ABOUT MY POOR RUSSIAN FRIEND AND HER ACCOUNT

[tearsofmilky]

THIS is so awesome

I think the lady needs more support and attention

[tearsofmilky]

This is probably more of a persona than an original character, as it is much easier to create something based on oneself. Well, Gachiakuta is truly impressive; nothing has inspired me this much in a long time. Although I still do not understand the author's style, and I doubt I will be able to fully recreate it on my own anytime soon.

And only then did I realise that I should have focused on Zanka's palm as a reference, not Riyo's 😭

[tearsofmilky]

Мої репетиції

Я спішу поперед батька в пекло, знаю

(текст українською переклад від Yakuhon)

[tearsofmilky]

Я в захоплені зі стилю манґи, але ані трішки його не тямлю.

А ще приємно вражена, що у фандомі так багацько талановитих українок та українців 🥹🤌🏻

І та: Занка? Дзянка¿ Як його адаптували???? Хоча величати його Посейдоном мені до вподоби. І що по йменню хлопця-журавля з нитками?

Ім'я Джаббера мене напрягає...

[marrewis]

Lately I have suspiciously too much energy for drawing

[nomotakitosha]

Janka pair drawings that were based on Ukrainian art of seraphim

[motherstone]

Ripple

UH I guess I still got it. Happy I got this finished ^_^ I got the idea of posing myself in a "cool" hand poses to cast magic, and this was the result!

[tearsofmilky]

Just wanted to draw Zanka

idk

[tearsofmilky]

I may use a headcanon for the empress's design if I finish the sketch

I hope to preserve the atmosphere

[nadiajustbe]

One of the funniest parts about the Bartseq fandom is that at least forty percent of it is just Ukrainians furiously biting at the bars. And I mean it in the best way possible. You can open the tiktok Bartseq tag — the English one — and I would be able to name every second or third person from there because we once were in a local Ukrainian Stroudverse group. And this is so funny like congrats the Bartimaeus Sequence by a British author Johnatan Stroud you've got tons of Ukrainians crying into the cereal. Somehow.

[nadiajustbe]

Something about Bartimaeus saying Nathaniel's last words for him because Nathaniel was too weak to do it himself makes me a little very insane. Not only the last thing he heard was Bartimaeus saying his own name, the last words he said aloud was his own name utterd by Bartimaeus, for him. It was a message from Nathaniel to Nouda — an overly dramatic, heroic message — and Bartimaeus made sure he receives it as it is, as if it was Nathaniel in his own might who said that with no additional commentary Bartimaeus otherwise loves so much. Nathaniel didn't ask for this. Nathaniel couldn't force him to do anything.

Bartimaeus spoke for him because he wanted Nathaniel's true name to be heard one last time. Tell me this is not the most tragic thing that you have ever read.

[tearsofmilky]

Doodles

[mahagloomy]

Aaah I’m super nervous about posting fanart but and when I saw that the fandom is still rather active on here I wanted to share some of my stuff.

Right now most of it will be RoS stuff since I’m listening to the audiobook right now (it’s probably my favorite book in the sequence, tied with PG), but after that I’ll go through the trilogy and I have lots of stuff for that as well.

If you want to read my ramblings and thoughts on the designs, go ahead hehe

Asmira:

Initially gave her black eyes but changed it to dark brown to differentiate her from my Ptolemy design

I kind of have a hard time giving each character in the Bartimaeus sequence a unique hair color since they all have dark hair but for Asmira I picture an almost-black brown

She probably has too many dangly-jangly bits for an assassin but well lol

As a starting point for her outfit, I drew (very loose) inspiration from traditional Yemeni clothes (Yemen is where Sheba used to be)

I gave her a headdress/scarf because I think those were very common during that time period, and I just thought she looks cute with it

Jewellery is all silver, clothes are the color of the sun. At first I thought the colors clashed with the silver but now I’ve come to like it. The silver jewellery also contrasts with Bart’s gold one.

Gave her some scars and a bit more of a muscular build than she is described to have; she has been training since she was a toddler, of course she will have muscles

Most of her hair is hidden under her scarf but she keeps two long strands out; her long hair and that of her mother is mentioned often so I headcanon that long hair is a status symbol in Sheba, so you’re supposed to show at least some of it off

Don’t ask me about the layers of her clothes, they kind of don’t make sense lol

Bartimaeus:

I haven’t quite figured out how to draw bird wings “like butterfly wings” so for now I’m drawing him with four wings like they’re depicted on Mesopotamian gods

I like to give him slightly pointed ears for a more “demonic” vibe

Even though most of the time his eyes are dark (normal human eyes) and sometimes described as turning gold, I like giving him purple eyes. I don’t know why, I just like how it repeats the theme of his amethyst necklaces (speaking of which, anyone got headcanons for why specifically amethyst??)

Jewellery is Babylonian (duh) as is the skirt, I love the tassels lol

Most of the time I give him more jewellery (bracelets and anklets) because it looks more interesting visually, but I also like the simpler look of almost no jewellery since it gives more the vibe of “simple servant”

I draw the Sumerian with brown hair instead of black simply because I like it more and for more visual distinction from Asmira

Never forget his dimples….

Anyways, I'll slowly be uploading more of my art I've been hoarding for years, as well as lurk on some blogs, maybe be brave to even comment now and then

[lejay-the-impossible]

The hot dog scene will never not be hilarious to me

The illustration will be available as a pin and as a print very soon! Stay tuned!

[pignk]

I tried blue eye samurai’s art style on them

[nekiigreenart]

Eiji and Ash from Banana Fish 🍌🐟 Artist: ME❗Apple trend 🍎